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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-May 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Data findings in the series have offered insight into customer expectations to support restaurant brands as they navigate through the health crisis and continue to move forward through the recovery. “The data strongly signals long wait times are a vulnerability for fast food restaurants as they compete for customers. .

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-September 2021 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The data further signaled that price increases have had a significant impact on consumer restaurant habits. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of participants indicated they have ordered or visited less due to higher prices. Inflation and Pricing Concerns. · 63 percent of customers are impacted by recent price increases.

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Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse

Black Box Intelligence

Each update highlights the most relevant and timely workforce, financial, guest and consumer trends. QSR, fast casual and casual dining improved the most (improved sales growth by 1.9 Full-Service: Service Guest Sentiment Improved in Q3. Powered by Black Box Guest Intelligence. Weekly Restaurant Insights.

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Stop Prepping Veggies – Strategy in Post-Pandemic Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

Fresh prepared produce delivers many benefits to foodservice operations from cost and labor savings along with increasing back of house efficiency, food safety, and freshness. This was painfully evident when a couple of my coworkers and myself went to eat at a fast casual chain and waited over a half hour for food.

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How to Increase Restaurant Sales and Traffic Using Customer Incentives

Black Box Intelligence

Restaurant customer trends change, food and supply prices fluctuate and new competitors pop up every day. in fast casual restaurants in Q3 compared to Q2. After experiencing a slow recovery, west coast brands have figured out how to increase restaurant sales, and are starting to see growth. Sales are down 2.5%

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Restaurant Calculations: Financial Metrics Every Restaurateur Should Track to Outperform the Competition

Black Box Intelligence

To drive your growth rate higher, implement marketing and social media tactics that will help you win over new guests or find ways to get current guests to come in more frequently. To learn how you can make changes like these to drive restaurant sales, consider using a guest intelligence tool that will help you eliminate guesswork.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-June 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features recovery data, POS performance and shifting habits of diners. On the Road to Recovery. New Zealand was the first to record a strong trend towards recovery, in correlation to its success in containing the spread of the virus to date.

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